Author: Holly Troy
Writing Prompt 281 – “speak, muse”
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Read Moreprejudice
forbidden word project
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“Related Words
animosity
bias
bigotry
chauvinism
discrimination
enmity
injustice
intolerance
preconception
predilection
predisposition
racism
sexism
xenophobia”
from Dictionary.com
Read Morein-between days
Mom’s birthday falling on a Lunar Eclipse this year was fitting. The in-between time of the Lunar Eclipse and next week’s Solar Eclipse already feels like something has changed for me on a deep level. “I shared a little while back that I was still coming out of the underworld. It feels like now I am closer to the mouth of the cave.”
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Read MoreMoon Draw – Gemini Third Quarter – Remember you are on Earth
“Now is a time of letting go as the moon wanes. Take your time. You may be letting go of inhibitions, remember to breathe and check in with yourself. This is your life – stay in integrity.”
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Read Morepregnant persons
forbidden word project
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“3 A politician must appeal to the people: the public, the common people, the little people, the rank and file, the masses, the multitude, the millions, the man in the street, John Q. Public; commoners, the common run; the lower classes, the lower orders, the working class, the working man, the mob, the rabble, the herd, the crowd, the great unwashed, the hoi polloi.”
from – Family Word Finder: Reader’s Digest. The Reader’s Digest Association, 1975.
Read Morepregnant person
forbidden word project
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“pregnant person: A pregnant person is an individual with a fetus developing inside their body, typically within the uterus. The term is used to be inclusive of all people who can become pregnant, such as transgender men and nonbinary individuals, in addition to cisgender women. The process of pregnancy involves conception, implantation of the fertilized egg, and the subsequent development of the embryo into a fetus, usually lasting about 40 weeks.” – google
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